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A bit more spicy than their English Breakfast, but a good breakfast tea. The loose tea is chopped very, very fine and can sometimes pass through the strainer, so a paper filter is recommended over a mesh strainer. Bring water to a boil, remove from heat, wait two minutes, pour water over tea, steep for 4:30, add a dash of milk and enjoy.
I’m not one of the more sophisticated tea drinkers but I’m quite pleased with Twinnings’ Darjeeling when I want a black tea with a bit more smooth sophistication than the typical everyday blend or a breakfast tea. I remember thinking when I first tried this it would be a shame to turn it into a commonplace by drinking it too regularly. Goes well with Charles Dickens.
I lied – apparently I do have one more bag of this tea left. :D
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This is my last bag of this tea – unless I manage to unearth another from the depths of my tea cabinet. That actually happens semi-often; I’ll be looking for something different and then find a random teabag I didn’t know I had. :D
I’m usually pretty hard on brands like Twinings, but I have to say that their Lady Grey is a winner.